Total Crime Rate

251.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

138.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 251.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 138.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 108.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.6 10/10
  • Public order 17.6 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.1 9/10
  • Burglary 12.6 9/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.5 9/10
  • Robbery 5.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kimberley Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 77 local areas in Spinney Hills , and the 105th highest crime rate of 942 local areas in Leicester .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kimberley Road (LE2 1LF) in the last 12 months was 251.3 per 1,000 residents and was 370.4% higher than the Spinney Hills average (53.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 55 (≈ 138.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -60.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kimberley Road (LE2 1LF), the main crime hotspot is near Ripon Street. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kimberley Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Stephens Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Cedar Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St James Road
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St James Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elmfield Avenue
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Elmfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elmfield Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Devana Road
Apr 2026Public order Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chaucer Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Mayfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mayfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lyme Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cedar Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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